Texas Tribune TribCast
Summary: Hosted by Emily Ramshaw, The Texas Tribune's editor-in-chief, and featuring a rotating cast of Tribune reporters, editors and special guests, the TribCast is an informal – and at times amusing – discussion of Texas politics and policy. New episodes post each week. Join the discussion by including #TribCast in your Tweets, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/texastribune) or comment on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/texastribune).
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On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Evan, Ross and Neena about Democrats' impressive fundraising in the U.S. Senate race and some congressional contests, as well as about the latest developments in the family separation crisis at the Texas-Mexico border. Senate hopeful Beto O'Rourke also joins the show to discuss his second-quarter fundraising numbers. 1. O'Rourke's massive $10.4 million haul O'Rourke, who's challenging Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, announced Wednesday night he raised over $10.4 million over the last three months, again outraising Cruz by a wide margin. The El Paso congressman talks with the gang about what he believes is powering his fundraising success, where the money's coming from and how he plans to spend it with four months until Election Day. 2. Top congressional challengers report seven figures O'Rourke isn't the only Democratic candidate in Texas experiencing a flood of donations. Four Democrats running for GOP-held congressional seats in the state have announced raising over $1 million in the last quarter, ensuring they'll be anything but underfunded as the general election kicks into high gear. 3. Trusting Trump on family reunification The Trump administration is working under a court order to reunite some immigrant families that it's separated. Neena talks about the progress the federal government is making on this front — and whether it can be trusted with the process. Thanks for joining us! We'll see you next week!
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Jolie and the New York Times Magazine and ProPublica's Pamela Colloff on Pam's two-part "Blood Will Tell" series on blood spatter analysis and the state's consideration of intellectual disabilities in death row cases.
In this edition of the TribCast, Texas Tribune reporter Patrick Svitek sits down with CEO Evan Smith, executive editor Ross Ramsey and reporter Emma Platoff.
In this edition of the TribCast, Texas Tribune political reporter Patrick Svitek sits down with CEO Evan Smith, executive editor Ross Ramsey and education reporter Aliyya Swaby.
In this edition of the TribCast, the first one after the party primary runoffs, Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey sits down with Political Editor Aman Batheja and reporters Patrick Svitek and Emma Platoff.
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about fundraising in the Beto O'Rourke-Ted Cruz Senate matchup, Gov. Greg Abbott's efforts to make inroads with Latino voters, and what to do about Confederate monuments and placards at the Texas Capitol.
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Edgar about gun politics in Texas after the Las Vegas shooting, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's Trump press conference and our investigation into unrest at the state's health commission.
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the highlights from the Texas Tribune Festival (Speaker Straus! Cruz and Cornyn!) and the governor's plans for Harvey relief and the Rainy Day Fund.
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the political appetite for funding Harvey repairs, A&M Chancellor John Sharp's new gig overseeing Houston's recovery and Ted Cruz's — er — Twitter porn.
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Julian and Patrick about the implications of President Trump's DACA decision, where state leaders stand on tapping the Rainy Day Fund for Harvey relief and who's running in 2018.
On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Aman, Jim and Brandon about the state's response to Hurricane Harvey, the latest in redistricting litigation and a number of immigration issues that are coming to a head in Texas.
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Matthew about UT's dark-of-night Confederate statue removal, the UT-System's oil-rich endowment and news that the AG's wife is considering a run for Senate.
With a day to spare, the House and Senate adjourned sine die Tuesday evening without an agreement on Gov. Greg Abbott's top priority, property tax reform.
In a special live TribCast the day before the end of the special legislative session, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and state Reps. Nicole Collier and Kevin Roberts about what lawmakers accomplished, who the winners and losers are, and the tension around a white nationalist event initially planned for College Station.
Lawmakers worked late in the day Monday, Aug. 14, to get a couple of key measures to the negotiating table before the special session ends Wednesday.
